Maintaining and improving the City's 213 miles of storm
pipeline and 3024 manholes are two major functions of the Subsurface Drainage
subprogram. Maintenance activities include catch basin cleaning, pipeline
cleaning, and repairing manholes and pipes. This program also provides
information on design, inspection and construction of new storm drains for
capital improvement projects, planning, and mapping.
The goal of
Subsurface Drainage is to efficiently and effectively maintain the subsurface
storm water drainage system, to maximize the system capacity and minimize the
occurrence and extent of localized flooding and to improve the quality of urban
storm water runoff discharged to rivers. The City works with a variety of
volunteer groups on the Storm water Drainage Awareness Program (Fish
Stenciling).
Volunteers stencil warnings "No Dumping - Drains to Streams" at catch
basins around the City to help educate the public. The City of Springfield took
the lead in finding a solution to a problem that faced all municipalities
regarding the disposition of vactor waste material removed from the subsurface
drainage system.
In a combined effort of the City of Springfield, City of Eugene
and Lane County, a storm water waste facility was built. Each agency disposes of
their catch basin debris at this facility until well-drained. The dried material
is then hauled off to the county landfill. |
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